Bottle-basket.



v I PATENTED MAY 12,1903.. J. A. ROUDIL. BOTTLE BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 9, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

zgl Z nafJJ I NITED STATES Patented May 1 2, 1903.

JOSEPHHADOLPHE ROUDIL, or PARIS, FRANCE.

BOTTLE-BASKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,018, dated May 12,1903.

Application filed October 9, 1902. Serial No. 126,545. (No' model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ADOLPHE Rou- DIL, a citizen of the FrenchRepublic, and a resident of Paris, France, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bottle- Baskets, of which the following is aspecification.

In the bottle-baskets actually in use the bottles are generally placedin an upright position. In carrying wines and certain liquors thebottles must not beshaken and must be transported in the same positionin which they are kept in the cellar.

The object of the present invention is to satisfy these conditions byenabling the bottles to be carried vertically or horizontally, accordingto requirements.

The drawing shows a perspective view of this bottle-basket.

This basket consists of four rectangular frames a, made of hoop metal,thetwo lowerc, placed at their ends and projecting above the top frame.The prolongations of the two uprights c are bent and are provided with ahandle d, by which the basket may be carried. To the inside of each ofthe two upper frames are attached the ends of a longitudinal band e,upon which are fixed four cross-bands f, provided with a raised flatportion bearing upon band 6, and upon each side of the latter a concavedportion, as shown in the drawing. The third frame is also provided withfour bands f, similar to those above-mentioned; but in this case theyare simply fixed by their ends to the inner sides of the frame a.Finally the bottom frame is provided with two flat bands h, placedcrosswise to the bands g, each of the bands It being placed at equaldistances, so as to be midway between and under bands f of the thirdframe and crossing the bands g, which are placed under the lowermostpartof the curvatures of the bands f. In the present example the bands areall riveted to the frames.

It is easily seen from the drawing that the basket thus constructed isdivided into six compartments, so as to receive six bottles which are tobe maintained in a vertical pozontal position in each of the three upperframes and rest on the concaved portions of the bands f, the bottom ofeach bottle hearing against one of the ends of the correspond- ,ingframe, while its neck rests on the opposite end of the same frame, thuskeeping the bottles steady in their horizontal position. In

this manner six bottles can be placed in the basket. 7

It is to be noted that in the basket shown in-the drawing three bottlescan be placed vertically and three horizontally, the former on one sideof the baskets longitudinal center line and the latter bottles on theother.

" The bands composing this basket may be of any suitable metal, but arepreferably of galvanized'iron.

This basket'may be constructed for carrying more bottles than shown inthe'drawing,

and, according to the size of the basket and the number of curvedandflat bands, certain :parts of this basket may be hinged, so that thebasket may be folded up, if required.

Havingnow fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bott1e-basket the horizontal parallel frames a, thecross-bandsfaffixed to the sides of said frames, and having a raisedfiat portion, and on each side thereof concaved portions.

2. In a bottle-basketthe frames a, the crossbands f affixed to the sidesof said frames, and having a raised flat portion and on each sidethereof concaved portions, the longitudinal fiat band 6 aflixed to theends of said frames and supporting the said raised flatportions of thecross-bands f.

3. In a bottle-basket, the horizontal parallel frames a, the verticalbands b and c spacing apart and structurally connecting said frames, thecross-band f affixed to the sides of said frames and having a raisedflat portion and on each side thereof concaved portions. f'

4. In a bottle-basket, the horizon a1 parallel frames a, the verticalbands-b and c spacing apart and structurally connecting said frames, thecross-bandf affixed to the sides of said frames and having a raised flatportion and on each side thereof concaved portions, the longitudinalflat band 6 affixed to the ends of said frames and supporting the saidraised flat portions of the cross-band f.

5. In a bottle-basket, the horizontal parallel frames a, the verticalbands I) and c spaciug apart and structurally connecting said frames,the cross-bandf affixed to the sides of said frames and having a raisedfiat portion and on each side thereof concaved portions, thelongitudinal flat -band e affixed to the ends of said frames andsupporting the said raised flat portions of the cross-bandf, the uprightbands 0, projecting above the top frame a, the bent prolongations of thesaid upright bands 0, the handle d, affixed to the said prolongations.

6. A bottle-basket having a plurality of horizontal parallel frames a,the vertical bands I) and c spacing apart and structurally connecting,said frames, in the bottom frame the longitudinal bands g, and the bandsIt crossing the bands g, the cross-bandsf having a raised middle portionand a concaved portion at each side of the raised portion, the ends ofthe cross-bands f being secured to the inner sides of the frames, thelongitudinal flat bands 6, in the upper frames, affixed to the ends ofsaid frames and supporting the said raised fiat portions of thecross-bandsf, the combination of the frame a, the cross-bandsf in avertical position and the longitudinal flat band .2, the intersectionst'of the cross-bands h forming compartments for holding the bottles andthe longitudinal bands g being spaced to come under the middle of thesaid compartments.

7. Abottle-baskethavingapluralityofhorizontal parallel frames at, thevertical bands I) and c spacing apart and structurally connecting saidframes, the upright band 0 projecting above the top frame, the bentprolongations of the said upright band a, the handle cl affixed to thesaid prolongations, in the bottom frame the longitudinal bands g, andthe bands It crossing the bands g, the cross-bands f having a raisedmiddle portion and a concaved portion at each side of this raisedportion, the ends of the cross-bands f being secured to the inner sidesof the frames, the longitudinal fiat bands 6 in the upper frames affixedto the ends of said frames and supporting the said raised flat portionsof the cross-bands f, the combination of the frame Ct, the cross-bandsfand the longitudinal flat band 6, the intersections 11 of thecross-bands 7t forming compartments for holding the bottles and thelongitudinal bands 9 being spaced to come under the middle of the saidcompartments.

8. A bottle-basket having a plurality of horizontal parallel frames a,the frames next to the bottom frame being placed close to the saidbottom frame, the vertical bands I) and a spacing apart and structurallyconnecting said frames, the upright band 0 projecting above the topframe, the bent prolongations of the said upright band 0, the handle (Zaffixed to the said prolongations, in the bottom frame the longitudinalbands g, and the bands 72, crossing the bands g, the cross-bands f,having a raised middle portion and a concaved portion at each side ofthis raised portion, the ends of the cross-bands f being secured to theinner sides of the frames, the longitudinal flat bands 6 in the upperframes affixed to the ends of said frames and supporting the said raisedflat portions of the cross-bandsf, the combination of the frame a, thecross-bands f, and the longitudinal flat band 6, the intersections t' ofthe crossbands It forming compartments for holding the bottles and thelongitudinal bands g, being spaced to come under the middle of the saidcompartments.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twoWitnesses.

JOSEPH ADOLPHE ROUDIL. Witnesses:

ADOLPHE STURM, EDWARD P. MACLEAN.

